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9/26 - Picture Day (tomorrow!) 9/29 - Back to school night (parents only - 6:30p) Math We took a baseline math assessment and discussed that this would help me know how I can best help them as mathematicians. Then, we made glyphs to represent our feelings and attitudes toward math. We brainstormed different categories to sort the glyphs into and took notes on the data shown from the assortments. We made a prediction on the data (I predict that there will be more people who like to work on math alone rather than in groups) and made comparison statements (There were 3 more people who enjoy working on math alone than people who enjoy working on math in groups). . Ask your student what their glyph looked like and what each component (hat, eyes, nose, and mouth) represented Listen to your student explain how we grouped the glyphs Extend the learning by creating comparison statements about items around your house Literacy In literacy, we became experts on reading to ourselves and reading to someone. Students modeled what reading to self/someone does and doesn't look like, then we worked on building our reading stamina. We got to 8 minutes and 40 seconds without anyone becoming distracted or stopping their reading! In writing, we wrote about what kind of scientist we would be if we could be any kind in the world. Ask your student what was their favorite book to read this week Listen to your student explain what it does and does not look like to read to self and someone Extend the learning by choosing a best fit book to read together as a family Expedition We used expedition this week to work on our scientific inquiry skills. We drew pictures of what a scientist is or might look like. It was interesting to see that most of us drew similar looking pictures--a man with glasses, a lab coat, and tools to mix chemicals with. We then watched a video and discussed how scientists can be anyone and we are in fact scientists! We also practiced our observational skills by drawing out a detailed sketch of a puzzle piece. Then, all the puzzle pieces got mixed up, we traded sketches with a partner, and found each others' pieces! Ask your student if it was easy or how to find their classmates puzzle piece. Listen to your student explain what it takes to draw a detailed sketch or observation. Extend the learning by going out in nature to observe and sketch something!
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9/26 - Picture Day 9/29 - Back to school night, 6:30p (parents only) Math This week, we took the time to do math activities that allowed students to explore different math concepts. We watched videos that explained the importance of making mistakes in math, incorporating visual thinking into mathematics, and exploring patterns in Pascal's triangle. Ask your student what patterns did you notice in the visual representation of numbers or Pascal's triangle? Listen to your student explain why it is beneficial to make mistakes in math Extend the learning by exploring the youcubed.org website, which is where we found the math activities to start off this school year Literacy For literacy, we discussed picking a "good fit" book for ourselves. This had me bringing a bag full of shoes to school--we discussed that picking the right book is similar to picking the right shoes. Just like I would never wear rain boots or sandals to play soccer, we need to pick books that are serving the right purpose for us. Additionally, just like it would be very uncomfortable to wear shoes that are too big or too small, we should not be picking books that are too easy or too hard. We have also been really enjoying listening to the Boxcar Children for our chapter book read aloud! Ask your student what book genre is the most interesting to you? Listen to your student discuss their favorite part of the Boxcar Children Extend the learning by choosing a best fit book to read together as a family Expedition We have been using our expedition block to build classroom community, apply for classroom jobs, and learn about growth mindset. Classroom jobs were assigned and I am very proud of those students who did not get their first (second, third, or even fourth!) choice. The crew showed a lot of excellence by looking at the positive aspects of all jobs! We also did a paper puzzle activity that led us to understand that we can change our attitudes to have a growth mindset. Videos from class dojo explained to us that anyone can learn anything, it is simply a matter of persevering and changing your mindset! Ask your student what can you say instead of "I can't do this" or "this is impossible?" Listen to your student explain how our brains are like muscles Extend the learning by watching the class dojo videos linked below and discuss them as a family (the class really enjoyed watching all five videos!) https://classdojo.com/bigideas |
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